I'm a bit of tired of seeing the 20% discount. Yes, there are sometimes a little bit discount for some items but the percentage is no more than any ad-hoc discount you would get in any shop.
I think a fairtrading complaint is long overdue. The practice of price hiking before a sales event is misleading and illegal. Honestly I think we should boycott the repetitive offenders to bring the honesty back
then just call it 3% off sale, 5% off. Honestly I think the 5% ebay sale is much better value
oz bargain ban they will see a huge drop in sales and realize they fkd up.
happens every ebay 10/15/20% off sale.
I vote with my wallet, not buying from the last few fake 20% off sale.
I just don't even bother to click on the post anymore, i know the sales are fakes
Ditto………and the only language these cheating gougers understand, as long as most, if not all do this. It's the only way the message will get through.
Much like the rapidly declining fanfare for Cluckbait Fsales.
I've said this before and I'll say it again. I've done it a few times where I've been able to gather the evidence. The ACCC most definitely prioritises where more people complain, so get complaining!
BUT DO IT HERE, it's easy to do:
https://www.accc.gov.au/contact-us/contact-the-accc/consumer…
It takes very little time. eBay makes it easy for you to show the historical prices on "By It Now" items. Take a few screenshots and submit a complaint. This is the only way anything will be done about it.
here is the relevant advice from the ACCC
https://www.accc.gov.au/business/pricing/displaying-prices
Two-price comparison advertising
Businesses often make comparisons between product prices being charged and:
- the company's previous pricing (including 'was/now' or 'strike through' pricing or by specifying a particular dollar amount or percentage saving)
- the 'cost' or wholesale price
- the competitor's price
- the recommended retail price (RRP).
Businesses that use such statements must ensure that consumers are not misled about the savings that may be achieved.
Statements such as 'Was $150/Now $100' or '$150 Now $100' are likely to be misleading if products have not been sold at the specified 'before' or 'strike through' prices in a reasonable period immediately before the sale commences.
Such statements are also likely to be misleading if only a limited proportion of a product's sales were at the higher price in the period immediately before the sale commences. The volume or proportion of sales that may result in such statements being misleading will depend on the circumstances of each case.
The length of the period will depend on factors such as:
- the type of product or market involved
- the usual frequency of price changes.
If a business has a policy or practice of discounting goods when not on sale and uses two-price advertising in relation to sale periods, there is a significant risk that the use of two-price advertising will involve conduct that is misleading. The business would be representing to consumers that they will make a particular saving if they purchase the item during the sale period, when this is not necessarily the case.
Similar considerations apply to the specification of dollar amount or percentage savings such as 60% off.
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I've actually scored a good deal on the recent 20% off sale.
Bought a $2999 apple laptop for 20% off. It was listed as $2999. Plus I used velocity estore and got 5080 points (sold for $50), and 7500 Westpac altitude points = 4312 velocity points (sold for $43).
So I ended up paying $2306.20 for an item that sells for $2999. Bargain to me so thank you eBay!
I think an ozbargain ban for stores price hiking during these sales.
So what if there is still a small discount when it should be 20% off normal prices.